a ISBN 0-525-93891-5

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WD210

b Item number .F696 1998

a Dewey Classification 613.2/5

a Personal name Fraser Laura

a Title Losing it :

b Remainder of title America's obsession with weight and the industry that feeds on it /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Laura Fraser.

h Medium BOOK

a Title proper/short title America's obsession with weight and the industry that feeds on it

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Dutton,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1998.

a Extent xv, 335 p. ;

c Dimensions 20 cm.

a General note "Portions of chapters in this book were originally published in a different form as magazine articles: chapter 3, in Glamour; chapters 4, 5, and 6, in Vougue; and chapters 8 and 9, in Health."

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-315) and index.

a Formatted contents note Introduction: Adventures in Dietland -- Ch. 1. The Inner Corset -- Ch. 2. The Truth That Will Change Your Life (Only $39.95): Diet Gurus -- Ch. 3. Ten Pounds in Ten Days: Diet Scams -- Ch. 4. No Satisfaction: Fat-Free and Fake Foods -- Ch. 5. Were You Good This Week? Commercial Diet Groups -- Ch. 6. First, Do No Harm: Diet Doctors -- Ch. 7. Thinking Disorders: Obesity Researchers -- Ch. 8. A New Paradigm: Anti-Diet Researchers -- Ch. 9. "Eat Your Vegetables and Go Outside and Play": Anti-Diet Health Strategies -- Ch. 10. Throwing Our Weight Around: Rebelling Against the Diet Culture.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Weight loss

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Weight loss preparations industry